Florida’s new education chief just handed the radical Left their latest meltdown.
He dared to mention God in an official letter to parents.
And Florida’s education commissioner triggered one atheist group so badly they’re demanding he be silenced.
Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas puts parents first on day one
Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas wasted no time making his priorities crystal clear when he took office on July 14.
On his very first day, he fired off a comprehensive letter to superintendents, charter school leaders, and principals across Florida with one unmistakable message: parental rights aren’t suggestions – they’re the law.
https://twitter.com/StasiKamoutsas/status/1944804768611708961
“Florida does not merely recognize parental rights – we protect them, celebrate them, and continue to expand them,” Kamoutsas declared in his opening salvo.¹
The commissioner didn’t stop there. He ordered school officials to immediately send letters home to parents outlining exactly what rights they have under Florida law.
He reminded principals that the Teachers’ Bill of Rights isn’t optional either – it’s a legal requirement designed to restore classroom authority where it belongs.
“School principals are reminded that these are not optional practices.
They are requirements under the law,” Kamoutsas wrote, leaving zero wiggle room for interpretation.²
But here’s what really sent the atheist activists into orbit: Kamoutsas had the audacity to reference God in his parent letter.
The offending phrase?
He mentioned protecting students from instruction that “assigns guilt or blame based on a student’s background or the way God created them.”
Then – brace yourself for this shocking conclusion – he ended the letter with “God bless.”
Freedom From Religion Foundation launches attack on day one
Faster than you could say “separation of church and state,” the Freedom From Religion Foundation came charging out of their corner throwing haymakers.
FFRF co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor fired off a statement that perfectly captured the Left’s unhinged reaction to any public acknowledgment of faith.
“This is the exact sort of religious favoritism our Constitution forbids,” Gaylor huffed. “Florida’s education officials can’t talk out of both sides of their mouths – claiming to protect parental rights while telling millions of families what god their children were supposedly created by.”³
The group went completely nuclear, demanding that Kamoutsas rescind his letter and “commit to avoiding religious references and messaging” in the future.
Wait, it gets better.
FFRF claimed they received complaints from unnamed parents who felt “offended” by the commissioner’s brief religious references in an otherwise lengthy policy letter focused on parental rights and educational standards.
One anonymous parent – because of course they stayed anonymous – whined that “This document is obviously referring to the Christian God. As such, it is offensive to both anyone with another religion, and myself.”⁴
Manufactured outrage
The atheist Left isn’t really upset about two brief mentions of God in a three-page policy letter. They’re terrified of what that letter actually says about who’s really in charge of children’s education.
Kamoutsas made it abundantly clear that parents – not bureaucrats, not teachers’ unions, not woke administrators – are the ultimate authority over their children’s education.
“You are your child’s first teacher, and your voice matters,” the commissioner wrote to parents across Florida.⁵
https://twitter.com/StasiKamoutsas/status/1949171458812354806
The letter spelled out parents’ rights to expect instruction that “encourages individual responsibility, effort and merit” and “is objective and factual” while protecting “students from being made to feel inferior or uncomfortable because of their race, sex or religion.”
Translation: bye-bye to the woke indoctrination that’s been poisoning classrooms for years.
No more lessons about white privilege.
No more rainbow flags and safe spaces designed to confuse children about basic biology. No more forcing kids to feel guilty about their skin color or ashamed of their country.
Kamoutsas doubles down with biblical reference
Just to make sure everyone understood where he stands, Kamoutsas reinforced his message during his first speech to the State Board of Education on July 16.
He quoted directly from the Book of Psalms, declaring “The Book of Psalms says the children are a gift from the Lord. They are a reward from him.”⁶
The commissioner also promised to work with law enforcement to ensure students aren’t being “indoctrinated” in Florida’s classrooms.
You can practically hear the teeth gnashing from atheist activists and teachers’ union bosses across the state.
Religious liberty
What the Constitution actually forbids is Congress establishing an official religion or preventing people from exercising their faith. A public official saying “God bless” or referencing biblical principles? That’s protected speech, not a constitutional violation.
The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that public displays of faith and religious references in government communications have a long, established history in American governance.
But groups like FFRF have spent decades intimidating local officials with threats of lawsuits, hoping most people won’t fight back.
Commissioner Kamoutsas clearly isn’t most people.
Governor Ron DeSantis hand-picked Kamoutsas for this role, and it’s obvious why. The new commissioner isn’t interested in tiptoeing around the sensibilities of radical atheists or woke activists.
He’s focused on one thing: ensuring Florida’s education system serves students and parents, not left-wing ideological movements.
Nearly a third of Americans identify as nonreligious according to recent surveys, but that doesn’t mean the other two-thirds should be forced to pretend God doesn’t exist in public settings.
Florida’s public schools serve families from all backgrounds – including the millions who do believe in God and appreciate leaders who aren’t ashamed to acknowledge that fact.
The real question isn’t whether Kamoutsas had the right to reference God in his letter. The question is why atheist groups think they have the right to censor any public official who dares to express faith.
Florida just sent a clear message to parents across America: when you elect leaders who share your values, don’t be surprised when they actually govern according to those values.
The meltdown from the radical Left is just getting started.
¹ Amber Jo Cooper, “New education commissioner directs superintendents to ensure parental rights on day one,” Florida’s Voice, July 14, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Freedom From Religion Foundation, “FFRF slams Florida education commissioner’s religious letter to parents,” Press Release, July 25, 2025.
⁴ Ibid.
⁵ Cooper, “New education commissioner directs superintendents to ensure parental rights on day one.”
⁶ The Western Journal, “God and Education: Florida’s New Commissioner Draws Fire from Atheist Groups,” July 25, 2025.
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